À l'usage des vivants
On Migration
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26m
by Pauline Fonsny • 2019 • Belgium
In 1998, Semira Adamu, a 20-year-old Nigerian immigrant, died on Belgian soil by suffocation under a police pillow. Twenty years later, two women tell her story in a cry for justice. Through this film, they highlight the reality of detention centres: the harsh conditions of confinement, the suffering of detainees and the abuse by guards and police officers.
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This Day Won't Last
by Mouaad el Salem • 2020 • Belgium, Tunisia
In this authentic and urgent diary film about longing for freedom and community, the filmmaker reflects on the individual and yet collective experience of being young and queer in Tunisia.
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Trajectory Drift
by Iván Castiñeiras Gallego • 2018 • France, United Kingdom
In a container, sitting between crates of merchandise, two men talk about their exile. Their stories about the crossing of endless borders come together in a common dream: to reach England.
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Water and Salt (Água e Sal)
by Luisa Mello • 2019 • Brazil, Belgium
During the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections, a woman floats in waters far from home. When everything seems calm, a wave hits and carries her to the depths of her being. Water and Salt is a journey through the consciousness of someone whose country is ...
